Braingle: ''A' Countries' Brain Teaser

'A' Countries

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Puzzle ID:	#13442
Fun:	(2.62)
Difficulty:	(2.09)
Category:	Trivia
Submitted By:	kara

The majority of countries that start with an 'A' also end in an 'A'. These include: Algeria, America, Argentina and Australia. There are two countries that start with an 'A' but end in a different letter. What are they?

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Both of these countries end with a 'N'.
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dieblondboff Jul 01, 2003	what about the arctic?
Bobbrt Jul 01, 2003	The Arctic is the general name for the area around the North Pole. It is not a country.
lauramarie Jul 02, 2003	Great teaser!
achillesfeb17 Jul 04, 2003	what about Angola, I'm pretty sure there are other countries out there that start with A but end in another letter, and I do realize that it was a trivia teaser so I didn't really expect to be teased but all in all it was a good think!
GhEtTo_-_GuRl Jul 06, 2003	great one. but what about American Samoa?
kara Jul 07, 2003	achillesfeb17 - Surprisingly, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan are the only countries that begin and end in different letters even though there are around 15 countries that start with 'A'! ...
PhilDunphy Jul 07, 2003	I Don't think that Achilles and Ghetto got the jist of this one !!!
luvupurple Jul 28, 2003	Cool riddle!
fishmed Aug 08, 2003	Okay. I got one, but missed the other one. Good job.
AuroraSturgeon Aug 20, 2003	I believe that the Azores are a country in their own right.
username Aug 22, 2004	first is very easy, i got it in a second...forgot the second one though.
trickart262 Mar 15, 2005	WOW! good job, i got Afganizstan, but I'd never HEARD of the other! Sounds like I need a geography lesson
kcelf27 Apr 28, 2005	I agree w/ Phil and me too Trickart. Never heard of the second one.
geofreak2010 Jun 24, 2005	I got Azerbaijan right away and it took me a little bit to think up Afghanistan.
smarty_blondy Oct 01, 2005	Very clever and tricky, i like this one a lot. Keept hem coming.
paul726 Jun 06, 2006	Uh, America is not a country. It is what we commonly name the U.S. of A.
labsmith Sep 13, 2006	The teaser was enjoyable and a great geography check-up but...you touched what is a sore spot for many people from the United States of America. There is no country, America. The Americas encompass two continents and many vibrant cultures and countries. Also, you did miss the Azores and American Samoa in your list of possible answers to the question.
labsmith Sep 13, 2006	Please ignore American Samoa above. Emotion got in the way of thinking.
eamon Oct 19, 2006	Azores = islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal. Therefore not a country ... just a region of one. Good trivia.